Services now offered through select Akshaya e-kendras

1. Agriculture Information System

The basic objective of this system is to provide an effective knowledge management and smart information dissemination system that provides linkages among farmers, public research institutions, administrative and private entrepreneurs to share the information and knowledge. The Akshaya e-kendras are equipped to provide agriculture information to farmers and have linkages to prominent research institutions.

2. Implementation of Health Data Acquisition System

One health kiosk in every local body is being implemented through selected Akshaya e-kendras. The health data thus made available through the Akshaya e-kendras is to be utilized for creation of health information data base pertaining to the citizens in the district.

3. Government Services

Akshaya e-kendras are being evolved as the interface for citizen-to-government interactions. The various services of Government, which are of relevance to the citizens, are provided through Akshaya e-kendras. Various remittances due to the Government can be made and forms of various Government schemes and for availing of certificates / entitlements are available at these e-kendras. They have also started to carryout the data-entry work of the Local Self Governing bodies for issuing birth and death certificates.

4. E-Education

Office packages are made available for advanced learners. Also, course content CDs of the e-literacy programme are made available for distribution among the public. Content CDs covering all science subjects of class 1 to 10 (State curriculum) are being supplied to all entrepreneurs.

In addition to this, separate multimedia based classes are offered to the poor performers among Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination students, under the initiative of the District Panchayat. Resource CDs of the IT@School programmes are also made available at the kendras for reference by students. Users can make use of the above content CDs by paying a service charge. Facility for career testing for job aspirants and information on career prospects are also available in the Akshaya kendras.

5. Merit Exam conducted and certificate issued by Computer Society of India

Those citizens, who want to possess a merit certificate based on the Akshaya e-literacy campaign content, can attend the merit examination conducted by the Computer Society of India. The certificates thus issued by the CSI are recognised by the Government of Kerala.. All Akshaya e-literacy trainees are eligible to attend the exam at the respective e-kendras.

6. Vocational Courses

In association with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, IT enabled course packages in Garment and Toy making is being developed exclusively for Akshaya. The training programme is aimed at providing self employment opportunities for women.

7. Knowledge Centres

Resource CDs on four major subjects, viz., Health, Agriculture, Education, Acts/Rules (in Malayalam) are made available at the Akshaya e-kendras. Apart from this, resource CDs on other major subjects are also made available at subsidised rates.

8. Communication Centres

With the availability of broad band connectivity at Akshaya e-kendras, opportunities for communication using internet, net chat, voice chat, e-mail etc. are opened up for the common man. In addition, these centres also function as communication hubs by providing services like e-courier, audio-video-CD libraries etc.

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